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Part K. RATES FOR UTILITY SALES TO A QUALIFYING FACILITY Rates for sales to a qualifying facility are governed by the applicable tariff for the class of electric utility customers to which the qualifying facility belongs or would belong were it not a qualifying facility. Such rates are not guaranteed and may change from time to time at the discretion of the utility. Part L. STANDARD RATES FOR PURCHASES FROM QUALIFYING FACILITIES Subpart 1. Qualifying facilities with 100-kilowatt capacity or less. For qualifying facilities with capacity of 100 kilowatts or less, standard purchase rates apply. The utility shall make available four types of standard rates, described in parts M, N, O, and P. The qualifying facility with a capacity of 100 kilowatts or less must choose interconnection under one of these rates, and must specify its choice in the written contract required in part V. Any net credit to the qualifying facility must, at its option, be credited to its account with the utility or returned by check or comparable electronic payment service within 15 days of the billing date. The option chosen must be specified in the written contract required in part V. Qualifying facilities remain responsible for any monthly service charges and demand charges specified in the tariff under which they consume electricity from the utility. Subp. 2. Qualifying facilities over 100-kilowatt capacity. A qualifying facility with more than 100- kilowatt capacity has the option to negotiate a contract with the utility or, if it commits to provide firm power, be compensated under standard rates. Part M. AVERAGE RETAIL UTILITY ENERGY RATE Subpart 1. Applicability. The average retail utility energy rate is available only to customer-owned qualifying facilities with capacity of less than 40 kilowatts which choose not to offer electric power for sale on either a time-of-day basis, a simultaneous purchase and sale basis or roll-over credit basis. Subp. 2. Method of billing. The utility shall bill the qualifying facility for the excess of energy supplied by the utility above energy supplied by the qualifying facility during each billing period according to the utility's applicable retail rate schedule. Subp. 3. Additional calculations for billing. When the energy generated by the qualifying facility exceeds that supplied by the utility to the customer at the same site during the same billing period, the utility shall compensate the qualifying facility for the excess energy at the average retail utility energy rate. Part N. SIMULTANEOUS PURCHASE AND SALE BILLING RATE Subpart 1. Applicability. The simultaneous purchase and sale rate is available only to qualifying facilities with capacity of less than 40 kilowatts which choose not to offer electric power for sale on average retail utility energy rate basis, time-of-day basis or roll- over credit basis. Subp. 2. Method of billing. The qualifying facility must be billed for all energy and capacity it consumes during a billing period according to the utility's applicable retail rate schedule. 5 81